A hybrid on-chip optomechanical transducer for ultrasensitive force measurements

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 509-514

  Gavartin, E ^a   Verlot, P ^a   Kippenberg, T J ^a,b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; OPTOMECHANICS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); OSCILLISTORS; RESONATORS; SILICA; SPECTRAL DENSITY; TRANSDUCERS;

DISSIPATIVE FEEDBACKS; FORCE SENSITIVITY; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NANO-SCALE MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; QUANTUM PROPERTIES; RADIATION PRESSURE; READOUT STABILITY;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICON NITRIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; LAB ON A CHIP; MEASUREMENT; NANOANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTOMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84864869997     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.97     Document Type: Article

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